Early Childhood Grants - Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood
Early Childhood Grants - Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood support organizations developing innovative research and projects to improve the welfare of U.S. children from infancy through age seven.
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Funder: Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood
Due Dates: September 30, 2026 (Letter of Inquiry)
Funding Amounts: 2025 grants shown: $41,805–$80,266; multi-year projects funded for the first year only
Summary: Seed funding for innovative research and development that could improve the lives of U.S. children from infancy through age seven.
Key Information: The Letter of Inquiry must include the organization’s IRS 501(c)(3) status letter and follow the foundation’s numbered format.
Description
The Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood supports promising research and development projects that could improve the welfare of children from infancy through age seven in the United States. It seeks imaginative ideas with a direct benefit to young children, potential national application, and findings likely to interest other professionals in the grantee’s field.
Its three program areas are parenting education, early childhood welfare, and early childhood education and play. Projects may develop ways to support parents, improve child-rearing practices and caring environments, or advance curricula, teaching standards, play materials, and learning environments. The foundation favors fresh concepts with a defined method of implementation that challenge established approaches.
